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Definition of disassemble verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disassemble

verb
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsembl/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsembl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disassemble
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsembl/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsembl/
he / she / it disassembles
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsemblz/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsemblz/
past simple disassembled
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsembld/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsembld/
past participle disassembled
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsembld/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsembld/
-ing form disassembling
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsemblɪŋ/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈsemblɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] disassemble something to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces synonym dismantle (1)
    • We had to completely disassemble the engine to find the problem.
    opposite assemble
  2. [transitive] disassemble something (computing) to translate something from computer code into a language that can be read by humansTopics Computersc2
  3. [intransitive] (formal) (of a group of people) to move apart and go away in different directions
    • The concert ended and the crowd disassembled.
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